PS3 Hacker’s PayPal Records Will Soon Belong To Sony

Sony is going for gold as they are trying to subpoena PayPal in an attempt to view the account of the PlayStation 3 hacker, George Hotz. The PS3 jailbreak was the first PlayStation 3 hack and it seems to have enraged Sony to such an extent that they are doing everything possible to get their own back, starting with the creator.

The order to subpoena PayPal comes around two weeks after Sony received a subpoena to gain IP address information from YouTube, Twitter, Google and various hosts which George Hotz used to distribute the hack online.

According to Wired, the reason for Sony wanting to look into Hotz’s PayPal account is simple: Sony is busy arguing over whether or not George Hotz should be sued in San Francisco — where Sony would prefer — or New Jersey — where Hotz lives.

The Japanese tech-giant is only looking to see if Hotz received money in the form of a donation for the hack. Hotz has said that he has not received any donations, where Sony alleges that Hotz did receive money, from people in Northern California. If this is in fact true, Sony will have a legit claim to sue Hotz in San Francisco.

Sony is now threatening to sue anybody who distributes the hack.

According to the Digital Copyright Millenium Act, trafficking of “circumvention devices” used to bypass copy-protection is prohibited. Furthermore, Sony isn’t required by law to confirm that Hotz received donations, it’s merely a means to sue him in the state of their choice.